Russo-Georgian War - Wikipedia
The August 2008 Russo-Georgian War, also known as the Russian invasion of Georgia, [note 3] was a war waged against Georgia by the Russian Federation and the Russian-backed separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The fighting took place in the strategically important South Caucasus region. It is regarded as the first European war of ...
Georgia–Russia relations - Wikipedia
Relations between the two countries developed vibrantly and culminated in the Treaty of Georgievsk, which established eastern Georgia as a protectorate of Russia. At that time, Georgia saw Russia as a powerful Christian and modernizing neighbor, capable of protecting Georgia from invading Muslim empires and North Caucasian raiders. [2]
Police in Georgia move again to disperse protests over the …
Dec 3, 2024 · Police in Georgia’s capital again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators on Monday after over 200 people were detained during four previous nights of protests against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union.
Georgia is being rocked by growing protests. Here’s what you
Dec 2, 2024 · Tensions have been brewing for months in the South Caucasus nation of 3.7 million people, where critics accuse the ruling Georgian Dream party of following increasingly authoritarian, pro-Russia...
What is the newly passed 'Russia law' that has divided people in ...
May 14, 2024 · Georgia’s parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union.
Nationwide protests in Georgia are a battle for the direction of …
6 days ago · The shift away from Georgia's longtime Western orientation in favour of Russia — which invaded Georgia in 2008 — is partially inspired by genuine security concerns, experts say.
Protests explode in Georgia over Russia-West tensions: What to …
Dec 2, 2024 · Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied Russia had anything to do with Georgia's distancing from Europe. Georgia is "moving rapidly along the Ukrainian path, into the dark abyss," which could end ...
Georgia's outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to …
3 days ago · BRUSSELS (AP) — Georgia’s outgoing president on Wednesday appealed to the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a new election amid a police crackdown on peaceful opposition protesters.
Georgia’s moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path not Russian …
Dec 2, 2024 · The ruling party denies any Russian link, but its actions raise questions about Georgia's path to the EU. ... and Georgians are facing a stark choice between either a European Georgia or Russia.
As Georgia votes, fears of a return to Moscow’s orbit loom large
Oct 25, 2024 · Russia fought the five-day war in support of pro-Kremlin separatists in Georgia’s South Ossetia region, just north of Gori. Combined with Abkhazia, another breakaway region, Russia today de...